lineage

Example Sentences

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Ancient DNA also revealed tuberculosis at the site, belonging to a lineage known from pre-contact South America.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

Those of ancient lineage may be thinking of the infamous LBJ phone call badgering the head of ABC to get college-football broadcasts for Lady Bird’s TV station.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

He studied in a seminary in Qom after his service with the Revolutionary Guard and wears the black turban of a sayyid, indicating that he traces his lineage to the prophet Muhammad.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

One participant explained how they had acquired some sperm from an anonymous internet donor abroad, with untraceable lineage.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

‘Because Aragorn is descended in direct lineage, father to father, from Isildur Elendil’s son himself. And the sword that he bears was Elendil’s sword.’

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien